Erected 1926 by George E. and Lenora J. Douglas, through the Pelham Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), Birmingham Alabama.

Location. 38° 30.166′ N, 77° 53.468′ W. Marker is in Brandy Station, Virginia, in Culpeper County. Marker is on Brandy Road (County Route 762) just east of Carrico Mills Road (Route 669), on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is on the dead-end block of Brandy Road at the intersection of U.S. 29 (U.S 15) and County Routes 762, 669, 663 and the Norfolk Southern Railroad in the tiny town of Brandy Station. It is across the

By J. J. Prats, August 8, 2015

2. Major John Pelham Monument

road from the Graffiti House. Marker is in this post office area: Brandy Station VA 22714, United States of America.

More about this marker. This monument was recently moved to this location in 2013. It was in Elkwood about two miles east until recently. This database has photographs dated 2007 showing the monument there.

Regarding In Memory of Major John Pelham.

By J. J. Prats, August 8, 2015

3. East and North Faces, Major John Pelham Monument

Pelham did not fall here, he fell near Kelly's Ford on the Rappahannock River a little over six miles away in a straight line.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. This and nearby Pelham markers.

Also see . . . Culpeper's Pelham monument moves to new site. 2013 article by Donnie Johnson in the Fredericksburg The Free Lance-Star. “The widening of U.S. 29 all but eliminated parking, and an iron gate that once allowed entrance into a tidily kept 144-square-foot donated lot disappeared years ago.
‘In our view, the site was no longer suitable for a monument to a person who was considered a Confederate hero,’ McKinney said.” (Submitted on August 9, 2015.)

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on August 8, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 377 times since then and 110 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 8, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 5, 6, 7. submitted on December 27, 2007, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. 8. submitted on August 8, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 9. submitted on August 9, 2015, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.